Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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